On the morning of July 19, in Hanoi, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh , Chairman of the National Committee on Digital Transformation chaired the Standing Government conference on digital transformation with ministers, industry heads, and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committees. , central cities.
In his opening speech, the Prime Minister emphasized that currently, our country has determined priorities for growth, through renewing traditional growth drivers (investment, export, consumption) and promoting economic growth. new growth drivers (digital economy, green economy, circular economy, knowledge economy, emerging industries such as semiconductor chips, artificial intelligence...).
The important task today is to promote economic growth, stabilize the macroeconomy, control inflation, ensure major balances of the economy, restructure the economy, and strive to complete the goals The goals set out for the entire term, these tasks are closely related to digital transformation.
According to the Prime Minister, in the current context, the high-quality production force is science, technology and innovation, including digital transformation. Those who grasp it will go faster and have more breakthroughs. , more effective. We have defined the motto "catch up, move forward and surpass" in many emerging, high-tech fields.
The Prime Minister affirmed that digital transformation has become a mandatory, irreversible trend at the international, regional and national levels.
Digital transformation has reached "every alley, every home, every person", the digital economy permeates all production, business and consumption activities, fundamentally and profoundly changing socio-economic activities. .
The Prime Minister also spent time analyzing the role and positive and strong impact of digital transformation in changing methods and improving the efficiency of management, direction and administration of all levels and sectors. .
On the other hand, recent practice shows that a very important lesson is that fast, strong, and effective digital transformation plays a special and decisive role for the leaders of ministries, branches, and localities. .
Therefore, this is an important conference to determine the correct, successful, feasible goals, perspectives, tasks and solutions, organize and implement them effectively, save time and cost but achieve effectiveness. highest, strongly promoting the national digital transformation process, building a digital Government, digital society, digital citizens, and digital economic development.
The Prime Minister emphasized the need for comprehensive digital transformation with the participation of the entire political system, people, businesses, cooperation and support from friends and international partners, focusing on building digital infrastructure, perfecting digital institutions, and training digital human resources to "catch up, move forward and surpass" in today's volatile world.
A report from the Ministry of Information and Communications - the standing agency of the National Committee on Digital Transformation - said that if in 2020, Vietnam only ranked 6th in the ASEAN region in terms of digital economic growth rate, then 2021 ranked 3rd and the next two years 2022 and 2023 ranked 1st.
Google's report determines that Vietnam 's digital economy will grow by 28% in 2022 and 19% in 2023, 3.5 times higher than the GDP growth rate.
The 2022 artificial intelligence (AI) readiness index report ranked Vietnam 55th globally, while Singapore ranked 2nd, Malaysia 29th, and Thailand 31st. Regarding global cybersecurity and safety rankings, Vietnam ranked 25th/194 countries and territories ranked.
Regarding digital economic development, the Ministry of Information and Communications estimates that the proportion of digital economy in Vietnam's GDP in 2023 will reach 16.5% and by June 2024 it will be 18.5%.
